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The Fulton FA-2 Airphibian was
an American roadable aircraft manufactured in 1946. Designed
by Robert Edison Fulton Jr., it was an aluminum-bodied car, built
with independent suspension, aircraft-sized wheels, and a six-cylinder
165 hp engine. The fabric wings were easily attached to the fuselage,
converting the car into a plane. Four prototypes were built.
In December 1950, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA)
(later to become the FAA) certified one of the prototypes and
gave it an 1A11 Aircraft Specification, N74104. Lou Achitoff,
was the CAA test pilot. The N74154 is the aircraft that is today
in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The craft made its debut
in November 1946 at Danbury, Connecticut. Financial concerns
forced Fulton to sell to a company that never developed it. |
